The competition at punter has been tight and is not expected to end anytime soon. Freshman Nathan Renfro and walk-on Michael Tart have been battling for the starting job. Renfro and Tart punted very well in Friday’s practice. Not so much in Saturday’s practice. “They weren’t as consistent,” Edsall said. “I was really a little bit disappointed with the performance today by the punters. [Friday], they were just off the charts. So that’s something we still have to figure out.”

“There’s plenty to choose from,” Edsall said. “That’s something we’re going to work on more this week. Do I want to put Davin out there being the starting tailback? If we have some other younger guys, and that can get them some experience and they are in a backup role, then I would probably lean more toward that. But in that first game, there’s something to putting experience in there.”

The Terrapins also need to settle on a backup weak-side linebacker. Lorne Goree is one option there.

On the injury front, McDougle has been “a little banged up,” but Edsall is hopeful he will return this week. But Edsall said other than defensive lineman Justin Anderson, who is likely to miss the first two games after undergoing foot surgery, no other players have suffered significant injuries in camp.

Edsall and players were pleased that fans turned out to see Saturday morning’s practice and get autographs from players afterwards.

“Now what I hope is that all the people here today go back and tell their friends and get the word out about what they saw and get more people out here,” Edsall said. “I was very pleased with the people who were here. In the morning, it’s steamy out here and having people here gives them incentive.”